Building management system control using occupancy data

Abstract

A system for controlling a space including a number of environmental sensors configured to measure an attribute of the space, and a user device. The user device configured to receive data from the number of environmental sensors, the data describing one or more characteristics of one or more individuals in the space, receive, from the user, a selection of a desired demographic, construct a signature for the space based on the desired demographic, the signature including one or more environmental conditions associated with the desired demographic, and send control signals to one or more environmental devices to control an environment of the space according to the signature.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system for controlling a space, comprising:
 a plurality of environmental sensors configured to measure an attribute of the space; and   a user device configured to:
 receive data from the plurality of environmental sensors, the data describing one or more characteristics of one or more individuals in the space; 
 receive, from the user, a selection of a desired demographic; 
 construct a signature for the space based on the desired demographic, the signature comprising one or more environmental conditions associated with the desired demographic; and 
 send control signals to one or more environmental devices to control an environment of the space according to the signature. 
   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , the one or more environmental devices comprising at least one of a lighting system, an audio system, or an HVAC system. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein controlling an environment of the space comprises controlling at least one of music, lighting, temperature, or visual displays. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the data comprises a number of the one or more individuals, an age of the one or more individuals, and a sex of the one or more individuals. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 4 , wherein the user device is further configured to receive a selection from the user to operate in a first reactive mode or a second target mode, wherein the first reactive mode constructs the signature to maximize an occupancy of the space, and wherein the second target mode constructs the signature to maximize an occupancy of the space associated with the desired demographic. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 4 , wherein the user device is further configured to measure a change in the data as a result of controlling the environment of the space, and store an updated signature, the updated signature based on the change in the data. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 6 , wherein the user device is further configured to send updated control signals to the one or more environmental devices to control the environment of the space according to the updated signature. 
     
     
         8 . A method of controlling a space, the method comprising:
 receiving from a plurality of environmental sensors, data describing one or more characteristics of one or more individuals in the space;   receiving, from a user via a user device, a selection of a desired demographic;   constructing a signature for the space based on the desired demographic, the signature comprising one or more environmental conditions associated with the desired demographic; and   sending control signals to one or more environmental devices to control an environment of the space according to the signature.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , the one or more environmental devices comprising at least one of a lighting system, an audio system, or an HVAC system. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein controlling an environment of the space comprises controlling at least one of music, lighting, temperature, or visual displays. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the data comprises a number of the one or more individuals, an age of the one or more individuals, and a sex of the one or more individuals. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , the method further comprising receiving a selection from the user to operate in a first reactive mode or a second target mode, wherein the first reactive mode constructs the signature to maximize an occupancy of the space, and wherein the second target mode constructs the signature to maximize an occupancy of the space associated with the desired demographic. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 11 , the method further comprising measuring a change in the data as a result of controlling the environment of the space, and storing an updated signature, the updated signature based on the change in the data. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , the method further comprising sending updated control signals to the one or more environmental devices to control the environment of the space according to the updated signature. 
     
     
         15 . A building management system (BMS), comprising:
 a plurality of environmental sensors configured to measure an attribute of a space; and   a control system configured to:
 receive data from the plurality of environmental sensors, the data describing one or more characteristics of one or more individuals in the space; 
 receive, from a user via a user device, a selection of a desired demographic; 
 construct a signature for the space based on the desired demographic, the signature comprising one or more environmental conditions associated with the desired demographic; and 
 send control signals to one or more environmental devices to control an environment of the space according to the signature. 
   
     
     
         16 . The building management system (BMS) of  claim 15 , the one or more environmental devices comprising at least one of a lighting system, an audio system, or an HVAC system. 
     
     
         17 . The building management system (BMS) of  claim 15 , controlling an environment of the space comprising controlling at least one of music, lighting, temperature, or visual displays. 
     
     
         18 . The building management system (BMS) of  claim 15 , the data comprising a number of the one or more individuals, an age of the one or more individuals, and a sex of the one or more individuals. 
     
     
         19 . The building management system (BMS) of  claim 18 , wherein the control system is further configured to receive a selection from the user to operate in a first reactive mode or a second target mode, wherein the first reactive mode constructs the signature to maximize an occupancy of the space, and wherein the second target mode constructs the signature to maximize an occupancy of the space associated with the desired demographic. 
     
     
         20 . The building management system (BMS) of  claim 18 , wherein the occupancy control system is further configured to measure a change in the data as a result of controlling the environment of the space, and store an updated signature, the updated signature based on the change in the data.